The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-03
BOARD OF TRADE.
An Interesting Meeting Held
Last Evening.
A VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE
= Committee Appointed to Draft q
Plan Of Organization.-Ad-
journed till Friday next

In response 10 the call AS publlSheQ IN
Yesterdays HERALD, the District Court
Room was filled last evening. The
audience being composed mainly of
Salt Lake merchants and other business
men. 1t vas little after O'Clock
when Fred Myers called the Assem-
blage to order, and nominated Cover
nor West for chairman. The nomina
ton was received with applause and
carried unanimously. On taxing the
chair, the Governor make a short and
appropriate address, He was extremely
gratifed, he said, at the honor con-
ferred upon him in selecting him to
preside at the meeting. He believed
that this was but the initiatory step to
great and solid undertaking, which,
to be successful, meant earnest and
conscientious work on the part of the
members. During his CANVASS among
the business men of the city he had
met with but one expression, and so far
as he had been able to learn, even the
press of Salt Lake had not had the
temerity to say that the move was not
a good one, and an honest one. He
had, il is true, met with men who had
suggested that a great many difficulties
lay in the-way. But suppose difficulties
were to be met with: that did not
amount to anything. iWhateYer would
be accom- lIshed if difficulties were to-
be allowed to stand in the way? He
referred to Park City as sample OF
what human energy could do when.
united. Ii the united energy and
capital of single company
can do such a thing as that,
what may not be accomplished by the
united efforts of whole Territory?
Again, suggestions have been made that
there are certain differences of opinion
among our commercial men that can
not be overcome. Let me say, right
here, that no city in the world where
chamber of commerce exists, is free
from differences of opinion-both as re,
CARDS politics and religion, but the
members work as harmonious whole,
soafar as their duty to business is con
cerned. We expect to have discussion
"a free discussion of business ideas
and principles out of it all we ex-
pect to evolve vast amount of good.
1t is TO be run, not in the interests of
any one class, and we want the bust
ness men-and those who have the in
terests of the Territory at heart-tO
unite with US, regardless of religious or
political differences. He drew vivid
and pleasing picture of what Utah
might be, if all her citizens united to
push her along, and closed amid loud
applause.
Colonel e. P. Ferry nominated H. c..
| Wallace for secretary of the meeting !;
on motion of r. G. Chambers, W, II.
Culmer was elected assistant ec,etary /;
assistant secretary on the nomination
by Mr.. Sells.
There were loud calls for Judge Ben
net. and in response thereto that gen.
tleman stepped. forward. He did not
come, he said, to Utah for his health ;
few did. At the bottom Of all this was
the object Of making money. A boom
was gradually working its way west
ward. All around US resources are
being developed, and our great country
is advancing in all directions. In Utah,
however, everything is comparatively
stagnant. What we want to consider IS
what can be done to develop our natural
resources. The organization of Board
| Of Trade was once attempted before,
but it did not succeed We started at an
inOpportune time. What was wanted
was to advertise the resources of the
Territory, to spread broadcast a
knowledge of our vast resources. we
have had entirely too much religion and
politics heretofore, and not enough
business. He believed the object would
succeed, provided the main idea was not
lost sight OF. He was with them heart
and hand in this matter, and he wished
| thpm all the Success OOSSihlp
Z. P. Ferry was called. Years ago it
had been said that there is tide in the
affairs of men, which, taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune. Such was
also true of cities and nations. There
was such a tide In our affairs at present.
There was all around us boom of
prosperity, of which we should take
advantage. He then detailed his
ideas of what a chamber of com
MERGE should be. The chamber OF
commerce. should represent within
its ranks, all the business men of this
section. He had great faith in the
Territory of Utah. He came here nine
years ago, to stay two weeks, and was
here now. The resources of the Terri
tory were almost beyond computation.
They merely awaited development.
| Richard Macintosh moved that the
draft plan of organization for the pro-
posed body, and report at an adjourned
meeting The motion was seconded by
Major Stanton, and carried unani :
mously.
After considerable discussish, it was
fnallyTesoived that the committee be in
creased to fifteen and that the chairman
be allowed q reasonable time to reflect
On the matter as to whom he should APP
point; that the gentlemen selected
should be notified, and that the COM
mlttee be instructed to report at an adj
| journed meeting to be held at the court
room on Friday evening next. at
o'clock.
There was general good feeling pres
ent at the meeting, aud an active, de q
termined spiris manifested.